Apologies for this late quick note, but I just spent the good part of a seventh circle of  hellish evening with a window replacement salesman who could’ve given Shelley Levine of Glengarry Glen Ross fame a run for his money.

This poor schlub… he so wanted the sale…

But I was sniffy and aloof, understanding yet askance, nodding but nodding off.    

I sell large things for a living you see, while not entertaining you all with picks of rising value.    

So I felt bad.   A little.  But was more peeved at the Mrs. Jake for setting up such a fiasco after I had spent the whole day in meetings, the last of which was sprung on me late and took me to 7:30 in the evening.

She didn’t know, of course, and I didn’t remember our “date,” so it was a sour-faced revelation for us all when I arrived home to see Mr. Steak Knives sitting at my kitchen table, readying  to parlay.

After much education on triple pane argon and krypton gas filled what-you-may-have-its, I sent him away with no agreement, despite his imprecations of  “promotional sale” and his obsequious (and transparent) appeals to the “showcase quality” of our home (I knew better of course).

I did promise to do some due diligence however, and so I put it to the audience:   Have any of you any experience with this product?  I won’t name the brand as I don’t want to bias things… but he was selling triple pane insulated “top of the line” replacement windows that could stop Superman in his tracks due to their krypton gas quotient. 

Your recommendations or “insider knowledge” from past summer construction jobs are much appreciated.

As for tonight’s “study,” I leave you with my “big picture” thesis of the Exxon Mobil Corporation [[XOM]] symmetrical triangle forming here, which looks to be finishing by November 24th, at the latest.   I really think this chart will forecast the market… as XOM and the earl based commodities go, so goes the market — taurine or ursine.

 

God bless you and your set of promotional steak knives, one and all.

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Addendum — watch also for [[PTM]] tomorrow.  Platinum is heating up along with its more popular brothers.  Diana Shipping Inc. [[DSX]] also looks nice again.   Is it transporting silver ingots?

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